purslane family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Portulacaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having simple, often fleshy leaves, sometimes showy flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bitterroot, purslane, red maids, rose moss, and spring beauty.

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Example Sentences

Spekboom, spek′bōm, n. a large South African shrub of the purslane family.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various